Lessentine Deals Shutout to Clinch Series Win over No. 14 Mississippi State

Saturday, April 18

College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

33-12, 13-4

Mississippi State

34-13, 6-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Mississippi State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Texas A&M	0	3	0	0	0	1	X	4	3	2

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Apr 18, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

By: Tyler Pounds, Athletics Communications

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M's Sydney Lessentine tossed her first career SEC shutout as No. 11 Texas A&M secured the series over No. 14 Mississippi State with a 4-0 win Saturday at Davis Diamond.

Lessentine limited the Bulldogs to a .130 batting average, allowing just three hits while holding Mississippi State hitless (0-for-9) with runners on base.

Kennedy Powell, Tallen Edwards, Micaela Wark and Maddie Sauni each drove in a run. Hailey Golden, Ariel Kowalewski, Kelsey Mathis and KK Dement each crossed the plate.

Mississippi State (34-13, 6-11 SEC) threatened early, using a one-out single and a walk in the first inning, but the Aggie defense erased the rally with a 6-4-3 double play. The Bulldogs opened the second with a single before A&M turned another 6-4-3 double play to end the frame.

Texas A&M (33-12, 13-4 SEC) capitalized on six free passes in the second inning, including three walks and two hit batters, to score two runs before a 30-minute rain delay halted play with one out and the bases loaded. Following the delay, Edwards worked a walk to extend the lead to 3-0. The Aggies left the bases loaded after a strikeout and groundout.

Wark added an insurance run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring pinch runner Golden to lead 4-0. Lessentine induced a flyout, ground out and foul popup to secure the victory.

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Sunday's series finale is slated for 1 p.m. on SECN+ with Will Johnson (play-by-play) and Donna Conrad (analyst) in the booth.

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NOTES

Sydney Lessentine tossed the first 7-inning complete-game shutout by an Aggie since Emiley Kennedy in 2025 at Tennessee. She finished the game with two strikeouts.
Texas A&M pitchers recorded back-to-back complete games in an SEC series for the first time since 2024. Sidne Peters threw a complete game in Friday's opener.
Mya Perez extended her on-base streak to 48 games with a walk in the first inning. She has drawn a walk in 13 of 17 SEC games.
Kelsey Mathis extended her career-best on-base streak to 17 games with a walk in the second inning, the second-longest active streak on the team.
Maddie Sauni has reached base in seven straight pinch-hit appearances.
The Aggies turned their 12th and 13th double plays of the season, marking the second time this year they recorded multiple double plays in a game.
Texas A&M recorded its first SEC home shutout since 2024 against Ole Miss.
The Aggies have held opponents to two or fewer runs in 23 of their 33 wins.
Texas A&M improved to 7-1 against Mississippi State under head coach Trisha Ford.
The Aggies are 7-1 in SEC home games this season and have won all three SEC home series.
Texas A&M has won six straight SEC games.
The Aggies have claimed 17 of 22 SEC series under Trisha Ford.